Editor, Times-Union: I run a free pet site on Facebook to help our overloaded shelters, and rescue workers, to give people another avenue to use instead of dropping their animals off at the shelters to be adopted out or euthanized. We have 10,825 members as of right now. I started this site in January 2012, and we are on our 14th album of animals that have been rehomed, with over 100 animals in each album. We rehome any animals from pot bellied pigs to rats. We have seen a horrible increase in litters of unwanted puppies and kittens. This is almost becoming an epidemic in our communities. So we are asking for help from our veterinarians in our community to help us help the people. This is something you can do to show you are in this fight with us to help control the unwanted animals that are pouring into our communities and having to be killed. All we are asking is that you will agree to do one or two spay or neuters a month for free. This does not need to be limited to just two, it can be more if you wanted to do so, but that would be left up to your discretion. People need help … and we can refer the ones that are in dire need to you. I am sure it could be used as some kind of tax deduction, or write off on your taxes also if you looked into that avenue. I am in Kosciusko County and just want to help. This is our website, please feel free to join and ask questions and let us know if you are willing to do this to give back to the community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freepetstogoodhomes/ We are in a fight for the lives of these animals and we need your help! If you’re interested in helping out our community, you can email me or call me at gncratcliff@gmail.com or 740-456-7573. Conni Ratcliff Silver Lake, via email
